Research Article

A Gradient Boosting Crash Prediction Approach for Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Crash Analysis

Table 1

Input variable description.

VariablePropertyDescription

CRASHTarget variable1 = crash happened, 0 = no crash
IDID variableCrossing identification
AADT_NNumericAnnual average daily traffic
AVERAGE_TRAIN_SPEEDNumericAverage train speed
DAYSWTNumericDay switching trains
DAYTHRUNumericDay through trains
NGHTSWTNumericNight switching trains
NGHTTHRUNumericNight through trains
SCHLBUSNumericAverage number of school bus passing over the crossing
Highway_PavedCategoryIs highway paved or not? 1 = yes, 0 = no
Highway_StopCategoryHighway stop sign presence: 1 = yes, 0 = no
HWYSYSCategoryHighway system the highway belongs to: 1 = National Interstate System, 2 = other national highway systems, 3 = Federal-Aid Highway System, 4 = non-Federal-Aid Highway System
TRUCKLNCategoryAre truck pull-out lanes present? 1 = yes, 0 = no
ADVWARNCategoryRailroad advance warning signal presence: 1 = yes, 0 = no
COMPOWERCategoryCommercial power availability: 1 = yes, 0 = no
DOWNSTCategoryDoes track run down a street? 1 = yes, 0 = no
FLASHMASNumericNumber of mast-mounted flashing lights in pairs
FLASHNOVNumericNumber of cantilevered flashing lights not over traffic lane
FLASHOVNumericNumber of cantilevered flashing lights over traffic lane
FLASHPAINumericNumber of flashing lights in pairs
GATESNumericNumber of gates
Near_CityCategoryThe crossing is in or near city? 1 = near city, 0 = in city
PAVEMRKCategoryDistance of pavement markings from crossing: 1 = less than 75 ft, 2 = 75 to 200 ft, 3 = 200 to 500 ft, 4 = N/A
SGNLEQPCategoryIs track equipped with train signals? 1 = yes, 0 = no
SPSELCategoryTrain detection: 1 = constant warning time system (CWT), 2 = direct current audio frequency overlay (DC/AFO), 3 = N/A
STOPSTDNumericNumber of highway stop signs
TOTAL_NUMBER_TRACKNumericNumber of rail tracks
TRAFICLNNumericNumber of traffic lanes crossing railroad
WHISTBANCategoryQuiet zone: 1 = 24 hours, 2 = partial, 3 = unknown, 4 = no
WIGWAGSNumericNumber of wigwags
XANGLECategorySmallest crossing angle: 1 = 0–29, 2 = 30–59, 3 = 60–90
XBUCKNumericNumber of cross bucks